Network Centric Warfare

10th September to 11th September 2001,
London, United Kingdom

Fully explore the command and control implications of Network Centric Warfare…

· Revolutionise communications

· Increase your combat power

· Improve battlefield operations

The event will cover all this and much, much more. Register now to guarantee your place and to benefit from our speakers’ expertise.

By attending SMi’s 3rd Annual Network Centric Warfare conference, all your research and networking requirements can be completed in just two days! At SMi we appreciate that arranging to meet the people that matter takes up time and energy. But by attending this event, all your networking requirements for this market will be housed under one roof. And with lunches promoting open discussion, this will give you the vital time to discuss market developments and potential while exchanging industry specific knowledge.

Following the immense success of our previous Network Centric Warfare conferences, this year’s event will continue to expand on past strengths. This event will highlight the command and control implications and benefits of NCW.

In particular, the speakers will explore how centralised networks can be translated into combat power to provide real-time information superiority and operational benefits. The conference will enable you scrutinise the latest developments in, and benefits of, NCW in terms of revolutionising communications between sensors, shooters and decision makers. So, register now to benefit from: shared awareness, increased speed of command, greater lethality, increased survivability and high tempo operations.

The two-day conference will consist of presentations by key military professionals covering areas including:

11:00 Morning Coffee

11:20 NETWORK CENTRIC WARFARE DEFINED

What is Network Centric Warfare? How does a net-centric capability develop, a case study

A methodology for maintaining information information superiority in a bandwidth-limited environment

What are the aims and objectives of Network Centric Warfare for Undersea Warfare?

What is its role and its relationship with C4I and C5ISR developments?

To what extent will COTS hardware and software make up future developments?

How does Network Centric Warfare address the issue of interoperability?

12:00 AN APPROACH TO WEB ENABLED UNDERSEA WARFARE

Jeniefer Benefield, President, Stargates

Web-disabled?

Results of a software capability implemented in undersea warfare(USW)

12:40 Lunch

14:00 MODERN COMMAND AND CONTROL

Lt Col Lex Bubbers, RNLO/PO AtCCIS, Royal Netherlands Army

The operational concept explained

The implementation of the NCW concept

Experiences within the RNLA and AMF(L)

14:40 COMMAND AND CONTROL IN THE NETWORK

Professor Berndt Brehmer, Professor of Command and Control Decision Making, Swedish National Defence College

Increased information envisaged in NCW will not automatically lead to better C2

Achieving enhanced situational awareness and faster decisions
- new forms of information presentation
- new forms of making decisions
- new forms of constructing and distributing orders
- new ways of implementing thses orders to increase motivation and commitment

15:20 Afternoon Tea

15:40 NETCENTRIC WARFARE-ARCHITECTURES AND ACQUISITION

Phil Wallace, Group Leader, Senior Engineer, CSCI

A unique process which considers legacy systems, Alliances, affordability and
interdependencies of crosswarfare capabilities to implement the most cost effective approach to achieving a Battle Force Capability in a multi mission environment

16:20 BATTLEFORCE INFORMATION NETWORKING

Kirsch Jones, Research Principal-Command and Control System Engineering, Lockheed Martin

Speed and complexity of battle and value of rapid coordinated effects are increased

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structured. The most common definition is:

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For some institutes undertaking CPD is mandatory e.g. accountancy and law, and linked
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‘Input’ based schemes list a precise number of CPD hours that individuals must achieve
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learning.

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goals that align to professional competencies, or personal development objectives.
These schemes also list different ways to achieve the learning goals e.g. training
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As a formal provider of CPD certified activities, SMI Group can provide an indication
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and looking to the UK to benchmark educational standards. The undertaking of CPD
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